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Tuscaloosa Ear, Nose and Throat is seeking an extern for the 2025-2026 year. Our practice is a busy ENT located in the heart of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We have 1 location comprised of 1 ASHA certified audiologist, 1 audiology technician, 4 physicians, 2 speech language pathologists, and physical therapists. Students at our site can expect a well-rounded externship experience where they will gain experience in a wide variety of audiological services.
Interested applicants should send a resume with cover letter, unofficial transcript, and 2-3 reference contacts to Dr. Hayley Rushing at hrushing@tuscaloosaent.com
If this job is posted, the position is still available.
Externship Information:
Primary Practice Setting:
ENT group practice
Number of Audiologists at the site:
0 FTE Masters Degree 1 FTE Au.D. 0 FTE Ph.D. 0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD) 1 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 0 FTE Clerical Support Staff
Number of Audiology Students each year:
0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships
Financial arrangements:
Salary Benefits
Will interview travel be compensated?
No
Vacation Days:
10
Continuing education opportunities?
Yes
Start Date:
May/June 2025
Expected hours/days a week:
40/5
Travel to satellite centers required?
No
Local students preferred:
No
Does the externship site provide orientation to relevant clinical policies and procedures?
Yes
Does the externship site provide instructions about patient's rights and providing patient education?
Yes
Does the externship site provide orientation to quality assessment, quality assurance and quality improvement?
Yes
Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship:
- Otoscopy, tympanometry, comprehensive pure tone audiometry - Basic hearing aid fitting, cleaning, and repair skills
Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship:
- Independent comprehensive audiometry testing - Evoked potentials testing on infants - Hearing aid fittings/consultations - Cochlear implant candidacy testing and mapping
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler
Everyday
Pediatric evaluations: school-age
Everyday
Adult hearing evaluations
Everyday
Tympanometry
Rarely
Acoustic Reflexes
Never
Auditory processing evaluations
Regularly
Hearing Screenings
Rarely
Evoked potential assessments
Never
Intra-operative monitoring cases
Everyday
Otoacoustic emissions
Regularly
Industrial/hearing conservation
Everyday
Vestibular assessments
Everyday
Vestibular rehabilitation
Everyday
Hearing aids dispensed
Everyday
Hearing aid selection/fitting
Regularly
Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized)
Rarely
Cochlear implant evaluations
Rarely
Cochlear implant rehabilitation
Never
Tinnitus assessments
Never
Tinnitus rehabilitation
Rarely
Cerumen management
Research opportunities?
No
Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites?
No
How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship?
As Needed
Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship:
We will communicate with the University regularly and provide whatever is required.
Application Deadline:
January 1, 2025
Application Requirements:
Other Resume with cover letter Unofficial transcript 2-3 reference contacts In-person/phone interview
Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process:
Submit all required application materials to hrushing@tuscaloosaent.com Applicants will be notified once application is received and will receive communication throughout the application process
Contact Person: (preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator)
Interested applicants should send a resume with cover letter, unofficial transcript, and 2-3 reference contacts to Dr. Hayley Rushing at hrushing@tuscaloosaent.com
If this job is posted, the position is still available.
Tuscaloosa Ear, Nose, and Throat is a busy ENT practice in the heart of Tuscaloosa Alabama. Our practice has been around since the early 70s and the physicians have over 40 years of experience. We currently have 1 location housing 1 audiologist, 1 audiology technician, and 4 physicians. Externs can expect a well-rounded experience and to gain confidence and knowledge in diagnostics, hearing aids, evoked potentials, and more. We encourage students who want a well-rounded externship to apply!
